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Odontarrhena bertolonii

Odontarrhena bertolonii
Photo: Luca Fornasari, CC BY-SA 4.0

Odontarrhena bertolonii is a small Italian subshrub in the cabbage family, endemic to central Italy, grown mainly by specialist and rock-garden enthusiasts. Give it full sun and very well-drained, lean soil, as it tolerates poor conditions but dislikes wet roots.

Family
Brassicaceae (Cabbage family)
Grows as
Shrub
Light
Full sun
Water
Water sparingly and let the soil dry out between waterings; avoid waterlogging.
Soil
Lean, gritty, very well-drained soil or a mineral-rich mix.
Temperature
Hardy in mild temperate climates; protect from prolonged frost and wet cold.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
C. Italy
Climate
temperate

About

Odontarrhena bertolonii is a species of flowering plant in the family Brassicaceae. Its native range is Central Italy, making it endemic to the region.

Other Odontarrhena plants

Odontarrhena chondrogyna · Odontarrhena lesbiaca · Odontarrhena troodi · Alyssum Of Lebanon · Alyssum

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Odontarrhena bertolonii by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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